#Adoptee

I don't understand the arrogance a person must have to state "I know an adopted person" and believe that they now have some special insight into the adoptee experience. You

teachntransform

Being an adoptee on Mother’s Day is strange. Growing up, it was a typical celebration with brunch and flowers, but as I’ve gotten older, it’s become more complicated. (1/7) Mother’s

I’ve spent 3 years forcing myself not to post blogs about how much I love my parents, how I speak to them all the time, etc because THAT IS NOT

Matthew Salesses

I was #adopted 36 years ago today, when I was two, and my parents just told me something I had never heard before, that I was a gift *they* *gave*

We've never interacted, although I see you have stopped followed me, so I'm assuming you are including me in this along with other dissenting adoptees. Here are some of my

ASSUMPTION: I know adopted adults who claim to be just fine and don’t seem to suffer any trauma at all. Some are even thankful to have been removed from their

So, as October keeps rolling along, a lot of #adoptees are bracing for November. This year has had a lot going on and many of us (not adoption specific) are

Adopters listen. I am a transracial adoptee and that has its own issues but every time you infer that somehow something went wrong in my adoption to damage me you

R2-P42 - member of #eeveesarmy #notallbread

A HAP/PAP asked reddit what they should know. Here's my very incomplete list based on comments I've seen/heard. No particular order. #adoption#adopteevoices#nationaladoptionawarenessmonth#nationaladopteeawarenessmonth You don't get any sa

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Everyone is swooning about gerber having an adoptee mascot and all I can think about is how this child lost her mother so a couple of white folks could get

JaneCaseyAuthor

Badly missing having a cat. Should I NB my cat was a big outgoing dude and I miss that; my children are the right age for kittens; the neighbour’s cat

My adoptive parents told me if I was bad they’d return me to the adoption agency. When I told them a bad man was touching me at daycare, they told

Adoptees: what’s an experience you’ve had that none of your non adoptee community have had? I’ll start - I’m Chinese Indian but my adopted name was Marie Wotherspoon - to

Yes, if you express a bad or dangerous or ignorant or hurtful opinion about adoption, it's likely that #adoptee twitter will see it. It's also likely that we will share

.@StefPreissner please listen to survivors & advocates,who started the campaign, instead of telling followers opposition have muddied the waters,It undermines their voice &agency &many have spoken of the pain it's

I'd like to talk about a thing. It both does and does not involve being an adoptee without citizenship, and it both does and does not involve being considered an